Urban Government and the Early Stuart State - Provincial Towns, Corporate Liberties, and Royal Authority in England, 1603-1640

Examines relations between centre and localities in seventeenth century England by looking at early Stuart government through the lens of provincial towns.

List of contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Editorial Conventions and Abbreviations
Location Map
Introduction
PART 1. GOVERNING CORPORATE TOWNS
1 Shaping the Body Politic: Charters of Incorporation and Early Stuart Government
2 Challenging Charters: Borough Corporations and Quo Warranto
3 Managing Division: Borough Government, Central Authority, and Municipal Elections
PART 2. CORPORATE TOWNS AND THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT
4 Governing Poverty and Disorder: Corporate Towns and Social Policy
5 Promoting Peace and Plenty: Corporate Towns and Trade
6 Paying the Price: Corporate Towns and the Burdens of the State
7 Defining Church and Corporation: Corporate Towns and Religious Policy
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Catherine F. Patterson is Associate Professor of History at the University of Houston.

Summary

Examines relations between centre and localities in seventeenth century England by looking at early Stuart government through the lens of provincial towns.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Patterson, Dr Catherine Patterson
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781783276875
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-687-5
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 640 g
• Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History; Studies in Early Modern Cultur
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous